Report in graft against ex-CJ Sinha on May 4
Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka court today set May 4 for submitting probe report in a graft case against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Asaduzzaman set ReadMore
India ‘confident’ Mandhana will play against W.Indies in T20 World Cup
Sports desk: India’s star opening batter Smriti Mandhana has recovered from a finger injury and is set to return for their T20 World Cup match against the West Indies, the ReadMore
Vibrating pill, ingestible sensor: mini robots tackle gut disorders
Shawdesh Desk: A pill that vibrates to relieve constipation, a sensor that can be tracked in the gut — medical researchers are turning to tiny robots to treat or diagnose ReadMore
Dhaka air 3rd most polluted in the world this morning
Shawdesh desk: Dhaka’s air quality is once again in the ‘unhealthy’ zone. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 180 at 9:08 am today, the capital of Bangladesh ranked ReadMore
Boy who survived Thai cave rescue dies in UK
Shawdesh desk: Duangpetch Promthep, one of the 12 boys who was rescued from a Thai cave in 2018, has died in the UK. He was found unconscious in his dorm ReadMore
Washington deals with root causes of Rohingya crisis: US State Dept
Shawdesh Desk: The United States (US) has been dealing with root causes of Rohingya crisis alongside extending support to Dhaka to tackle over a million of the forcibly displaced minority ReadMore
BB to release new 1,000-Taka notes from tomorrow
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Bank (BB) is going to issue new banknotes of Taka 1,000 denomination signed by its governor, Abdur Rouf Talukder, from tomorrow. It will initially be issued from ReadMore
Govt to procure 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG, 1.10cr litres soybean oil, 8,000 MTs lentil
Shawdesh Desk: The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) approved separate proposals for procuring some 1 cargo or 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG from the spot market, 1.10 crore litres of soybean ReadMore
